Weather
Weather in advance - The last 4 weeks have seen a lot of warm weather then a lot of rain in the last few days.
Forecast for tournament - Largely warm, dry, light to moderate winds. Some rain possible on Sunday.

Course
Opened - 1990
Course designer - Hubert Chesneau with Robert Van Hagge as a consultant.
Special features - Stadium style course with lots of elevated viewing positions. Water is very much a feature especially over the closing holes which are something of an amphitheatre with water coming in to play on 13, 15, 16 and 18, as well as 1 and 2.
General play-ability - Rough is quite penal and if the weather allows the greens to dry out and firm up, it will present a strong challenge.
Undulating / flat - Quite a lot of undulation.
Tree lined / exposed - Mostly exposed.
Many / few water hazards - Many, see special features above.
Changes to the course - none

Other features
The lakes are full of some of the largest carp in this part of the world that feed almost exclusively on the grass clippings from the golf course.